1. Gigi Gorgeous's videos achieved popularity and established an online following.
23 Facts About Gigi Gorgeous
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Gigi Gorgeous is of Italian, Lebanese, English and French heritage and she was raised in the Roman Catholic faith.
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Gigi Gorgeous operated a makeup tutorial YouTube channel that began in 2008 while in the eleventh grade, when a friend mentioned seeing a makeup video by Michelle Phan on YouTube.
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Gigi Gorgeous first came out at age 16, identifying at the time as a gay male.
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On January 18,2011, Gigi Gorgeous announced The Avenue, a YouTube-based reality series.
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Gigi Gorgeous was awarded the LogoTV Trailblazing Social Creator Award in 2014 for being an advocate on behalf of LGBT youth.
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Gigi Gorgeous frequently attends BeautyCon conventions to meet with fans and sit in on panels about makeup techniques and the cosmetics industry.
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Gigi Gorgeous has modeled for designer Marco Marco, and walked in the 2014 and 2015 Marco Marco Fashion Shows.
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Gigi Gorgeous has used internet celebrity status to bring awareness to transgender issues, the LGBT community, and anti-bullying.
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In early 2015, Gigi Gorgeous starred in fellow YouTuber Shane Dawson's debut short film I Hate Myselfie as Amber.
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Gigi Gorgeous later reprised the role of Amber in I Hate Myselfie 2.
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Gigi Gorgeous appeared on Entertainment Tonight as a special guest that same month.
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Gigi Gorgeous was featured in Kylie Jenner's app "Kylie", that features several make-up tip videos.
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Gigi Gorgeous's passport was taken by airport officials and immigration officers at the Dubai International Airport.
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Gigi Gorgeous was released after being detained for five hours.
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In January 2017, the documentary This Is Everything: Gigi Gorgeous, starring Gigi, directed by Barbara Kopple, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.
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In June 2017, Gigi Gorgeous was named to the Time magazine list of the 25 most influential people on the Internet.
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In 2019, Gigi Gorgeous published a memoir, titled He Said, She Said: Lessons, Stories, and Mistakes From My Transgender Journey.
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In October 2019, Gigi Gorgeous announced a makeup collection coming out with Ipsy in November 2019.
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Gigi Gorgeous came out as a lesbian in a YouTube video on September 14,2016.
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Gigi Gorgeous is a practicing Roman Catholic and describes herself as religious.
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Gigi Gorgeous came out as a transgender woman in December 2013.
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On March 8,2014, Gigi Gorgeous legally changed her name to Gigi Gorgeous Loren Lazzarato.